Ten aid workers kidnapped in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, Banadir, Somalia Multiple organizations
10 kidnapped
9 internationals and 1 national working for NRCS, IFRC and ICRC were kidnapped as their aircraft landed in Mogadishu (5 ICRC internationals, 2 IFRC delegates, 1 national NRCS worker kidnapped along with 2 pilots (labelled here as ICRC)). The victims were a Somali, an American, a South African. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Context ambush. Actor Not applicable. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 43.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.